The Wall Street Journal reported, ICYMI, on a BNP Paribas Asset Management assessment saying the European Central Bank is likely to cut interest rates in the spring, before the Federal Reserve does.

Citing:

  • Eurozone economy is weaker than that of the U.S.
  • “It would make more sense that the ECB cuts first”
  • initial ECB rate cut in March or April is “conceivable.”
  • U.S. growth is still strong, the Fed can afford to wait for more signs of a slowdown
  • “Inflation rates are pretty similar in the eurozone and the U.S., but there was probably a recession in the eurozone in the fourth quarter of 2023, notably in Germany,”

The Journal is gated, but if you can access it here is the link.

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